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Thursday, 08 January 2009

Obama asks Congress to delay digital TV switch

Jim Puzzanghera and Christi Parsons write:

... In a letter to Congressional leaders, John Podesta, co-chairman of
Obama's presidential transition team, urged that the Feb. 17 conversion
date be extended. A major reason was the announcement this week by the
Commerce Department that it had run out of money for a government
program to provide $40 coupons for low-cost converter boxes to allow
older TVs to receive the new digital signal. ...